A Florida juvenile detention center sergeant has been arrested after accusations surfaced of her writing letters to an underage inmate discussing how she sexually “fantasized” about being with the victim.
Katelyn Gomez, 27, worked as a sergeant at the Pinellas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Clearwater, Florida. However, Gomez was fired after allegations of a sex scandal involving her and a 16-year-old inmate surfaced.
Gomez was arrested by detectives with the Crimes Against Children Unit on Wednesday and charged with solicitation of a child to engage in an act that constitutes sexual battery by a person in familial or custodial authority.
Authorities were tipped off to the alleged inappropriate relationship when 10 sexually explicit letters penned by Gomez were reportedly discovered in the cell of a 16-year-old inmate at the detention center.
In the letters hidden under the inmate’s bed, Gomez allegedly “fantasized” about having a sexual relationship with the minor.
“Tease me and don’t play fair with me,” she allegedly wrote, according to Law & Crime.
“The letters explicitly described what would take place during their first sexual encounter and described an ongoing relationship which had developed while the victim was incarcerated,” according to a news statement released by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
When interviewed by deputies, Gomez reportedly admitted to writing the letters to the boy.
She also said that she planned to build a life with the victim once he was released from the detention center, according to officials. She even talked about getting married and having children with the boy, according to the arrest affidavit.
Gomez allegedly developed a relationship with the minor when they met at the detention facility several weeks ago.
Gomez, who was hired as a sergeant in January, was assigned to the boy’s pod three weeks ago.
She was allegedly instructed not to be alone with any of the juvenile inmates. However, Gomez was spotted spending time “one-on-one with the victim several times,” according to other staff members at the juvenile detention center.
Investigators also said they discovered a photo of Gomez in the inmate’s cell.
Police said the investigation into the alleged child sex crime is ongoing.
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